Every Essential Bike Accessory & Tool New Cyclists Absolutely Need to Start Riding

so you're looking to get your first bike or maybe even already got your first bike and you've been riding around but there's some tools and accessories that you need that every single cyclist needs to keep you and your bike happy now everything on this list they're Essentials every cyclist uses these on a regular basis I'm not going to tell you to buy any bike tools or accessories that you don't need but I'm also not going to leave anything out that you actually need so here are all the Essential Eye tools and accessories that every cyclist needs to start riding and continue riding speaking of riding this video sponsored by Wabi Cycles my Wabi special is such a good bike that is the only bike that I own and the good news is now Wabi specials are in stock right now you can go to wabi's website and order a wobby special the lobby classic their most popular model looks like it sold out again but you can go to the website and pre-order wobby Classics and the Wabi lightning which is their lightest model made out of super fancy some of the lightest steel tubing that money can buy Columbus Spirit tubing is in stock right now and the thing about getting your first bike is that a lot of times you don't want to spend a ton of money on it but if it turns out that you actually like cycling you're going to end up upgrading a three four five hundred dollar bike and end up with something that's a thousand dollars or up most likely speaking from experience so if you do know that you actually like cycling and can commit to something a bit nicer Lobby Cycles it's got your back since there are just absolutely no required upgrades out of the box the bone stock wobbies I could happily ride them I just don't because I like fixie points and that's really the only reason so do yourself a favor check out wobbi Cycles Linked In the description for all the gears that we'll be talking about today you can find Linked In the description for your convenience anything that you purchase through those links bike related or not I get a small portion of at no additional cost to you to help me and continue to run the channel so thank you for that first up here are four essential bike accessories that are must-haves number one I'm not going to beat this dead horse but definitely get a helmet there's cars you're going to be riding around cars most likely and your skull I don't I don't care how tough you think you are how boneheaded you think you are it's not as tough as the asphalt or as a car you only got one brain so use it and protect it I recommend oh the geese are here the jira Trinity helmet on Amazon is currently forty dollars it's a basic but comfortable well fitted and decent helmet that could very well save your life and it's not all that expensive and if you plan on actually riding your bike places and doing things I know what a concept you definitely need a u-lock and a cable lock two good locks are the bare minimum that I recommend if you plan on leaving your bike unattended for any amount of time and for a more in-depth video on how to lock your bike and bike theft and how to almost never get your bike stolen I have never had a bike stolen knock on wood dude be sure to click this video in the corner this is the abbess granite X plus u-lock I have used this for the past let's see almost 10 years now I've never had a bike stolen and that includes overnight lockups on a college campus and if you know about college campuses you know that they are probably the worst place for bike theft it's a 70 lock yeah it's pretty expensive but so is buying another bike cable lock anything from reputable Brands like on guard abbess or Kryptonite will do the job and sometimes you're going to be riding out at night so get some headlights and tail lights for headlights there's two types there are lights to be seen which are usually Cheapo Blinky lights which are better than nothing but you can certainly do better than that's if you want to stay safe second are lights 2C these are bright enough to illuminate the road or Trail or whatever ahead of you and know where you're going you know like a car's headlight that's kind of what you're looking for when it comes to bike headlights my pick is the Knight Rider Lumina 900 or 950 or whatever it is headlight and tail light pack I've been using Knight Rider lights for the past six years or so and have absolutely one complaint with him exactly one complaint with him and that is they are still micro USB charging which is just a minor annoyance but overall they are really good lights and will keep you safe and will allow you to be seen from the rear and to see the trail or road ahead of you I don't have one on right now because it's super sunny but if you want to stay dry when you're riding your bike even if you are a fair weather cyclist look into getting a clip on rear fender that goes on and off the bike super easily it's good to have one on hand so you don't get a long dirty skunk stripe up your back when you're riding in the rain or even after it rains even if you're just a fair weather cyclist most of the getting wet when riding in the rain happens from your bike kicking up water from the ground not actually from just raining down on you so even if you are a fair weather cyclist and you want to ride your bike after it rains it's good to have one on hand to keep you nice clean and dry the SKS s blade is my favorite one that I've used so far but be sure to get one that fits your bike and fits your tire size and even if you don't plan on being a bike mechanic it's good to have some tools on our hands here are all the essentials that can be broken up into three kits of tools the setup and adjustment kits the drivetrain cleaning kits and the flat fix kit if you want to do it right and actually improve your odds that you'll stick with riding your bike I recommend getting the nicest tools that you can afford because tools pay for themselves just after a few times of using them compared to bringing your bike into a bike shop every time there's something wrong even just knowing how to do very basic maintenance and adjustments will save you a lot of money in the long run make it a whole lot more convenient for you to set up the bike exactly how you want it and make riding your bike just a lot more fun that all starts with having a good set of tools for the first set of tools we have these setup and adjustment kits whether you're buying a bike online or need to make some basic adjustments to your bike to make it more comfortable or faster this is what you need first you're going to need a good bike pump tires will lose air just through osmosis and need to be re-pumped about once a week to once every two weeks I really like this handy portable pump the toe Peak Road morph G it's pretty easy to get up to high pressures with it despite its little size and it folds out into a mini floor pump all while being pretty light and I carry it around with me whenever I ride my bike it even has a handy pressure gauge so you know how much air is in your tires this pump is so good that it can actually reasonably replace a floor pump for most jobs it's the only pump that I take with me when I go and travel with my bike which is probably half of my life but if you're looking something sturdy or something to live at home and something to do the job a lot faster the tow Peak Joe Blow is the pump to get it's used in bike shops all over the world it has nozzles for both Trader and Presta valves so you can pump up your tires whatever type of valve stem that you have probably eighty percent of the things that you do on your bike is going to require a set of metric Allen keys and Park Tool is the gold industry standard when it comes to making great bike tools and this next one is depending on the type of hubs that your bike has but you may need a 15 millimeter wrench to uninstall and install your wheels particularly a lot of single speed and fixed gear bikes use hubs that have 15 millimeter track nuts and you're going to need one of these to put them on and off and the 15 millimeter wrench that I recommend it's trust me like it's it's a little expensive for a 15 millimeter wrench but it's really worth it it's the PDW 3 Rancho so this thing is just a really handy size it's cleverly designed with a tire lever on the other end and we'll get to Tire levers you need it but the nice thing about this is you can just carry this and not a set of Tire levers at all since it's two tools in one making your pack when you're riding your bike a bit lighter and the Really clever thing is the angle of the tire lever when you put it on it provides a surface for you to push down on and easily get your wheels on and off it's just really clever it's like 20 bucks but it's totally worth it if you can afford it one is just specifically where am I specifically for fixed gear Riders if you're a fixed gear Rider you need a lockering wrench to tighten your lock ring a lot of times when you order a bike online it comes with a lock ring like not adjusted properly and it's really important for your safety because if you have a loose lock ring you might not be able to stop properly on a fixed gear especially if you're riding brakeless along with that if your lockering is loose you can potentially strip your Hub and that's a whole like wheel rebuild hub replacement it's expensive just got a lockering wrench you're also going to want some grease on hand whenever you're threading something in or when you're putting your seat post in so that your parts don't seize putting a layer of grease on just prevents things from getting stuck and when things get stuck they either break or become really expensive jobs or really big pains in the butt which is grease your threads grease your seat post and your seat tube so you don't have to deal with that and you can just happily work on your bike and adjust it whenever you need to next up are three items in the drivetrain cleaning kits the dry trainer are all the parts that make the bike go that includes the crank set chain ring rear Cog or cassette or Freewheel or whatever you have and the chain and these parts need to be cleaned I would say about every 100 to 200 miles or at the very least once a month to keep your bike running super smoothly if you don't clean your drivetrain it can make your bike feel crunchy and just unpleasant to ride along with that it can also damage and wear out the parts a lot more quickly which again is expensive clean your drivetrain first hit it with some Degreaser like some simple green to get off all the gunk then you're gonna dry it off with a microfiber cloth and then put on a layer of chain lube and wipe off any excess chain lure the chain loop that I like to use is triflow when it's drier conditions and muck off wet Lube under more wet and rainy or snowy conditions I like to use different Loops for different conditions because the tri-flow is really good when you're not getting wet it's a thin Lube it washes off really easily but at the same time it keeps the drivetrain nice and clean and to muck off wet Lube or any other Lube designed for wet conditions it's going to be thicker more viscous it's going to generally collect a lot more Grime and dust making it not super great for dry conditions but that same viscosity and thickness of it makes it really great for riding under wet conditions since it sticks onto the drivetrain and then there's the flat fix kit because flats are just an inevitable part about riding a bike and I definitely recommend that you check out my video up in the top right corner on how to fix a flap if you ever ride your bike more than five miles from home you should definitely know how to fix a flat in the flat fix kit there's spare inner tube at least one I like to have two on hand one with me when I'm riding my bike and one at home just as a spare a two patch kit for that allows you to seal up the holes in your inner tubes entire levers to help you get your tire off the rim Pedro's levers they're five bucks they're the best just get those I'm here I'm here with the cold water biking it can be a pretty expensive hobby but a pretty affordable mode of transportation and you might not have thought that you need to budget for all the other accessories and tools that go along with the bike and it's going to cost you about 370 dollars and you could definitely cut down on that price if you get lower quality tools but I don't recommend you do that because the tools pay for themselves just keep in mind that it may be a lot of investment up front but once you have all that stuff you're good to go and you can just keep riding and riding that people might try to convince you that you need but don't actually need it might just be nice to have depending on the type of Rider that you are or cycling specific clothes look I've been riding my bike like pretty seriously for the past 10 plus years and I have never owned cycling specific clothes just because I'm most comfortable in my everyday clothes just because I bunch of snooty bike riders tell you that you absolutely need bib shorts and jerseys and cycling specific shoes that clip into your pedals you don't I ride in a button-up and jeans or t-shirt and jeans and freaking Red Wing Iron Rangers for all of my rides I'm perfectly comfortable I regularly do long distance rides some of them 100 110 plus miles in just regular ass clothes if you don't have the budget for cycling specific clothes or don't even like the way they look you don't need it so now that you have this grocery list of all the tools and accessories that you need to buy then becomes a question of where to buy this stuff and while I did provide Amazon links for your convenience in the description I highly recommend that you find a good local bike shop that fits your needs and buy it from them instead if they are a good reputable local bike shop that caters to your needs they will be way more helpful than me and building a relationship with them is way more important than saving a few bucks from Amazon because local bike shops they're not just a place to buy bike stuff they're hubs for the bike Community a good local bike shop can really show you how to get the most fun out of your bike in all way that can really change your life so find out what type of cyclist you are if you're a roadie with a big budget go to a roadie shop if you're a mountain biker go to a mountain biker shop if you're a fixed gear Rider go to a single speeder fix your shop there's not a ton of them but they're out there sometimes and if you don't really know what type of cyclist you are you're probably in the city slash commuter Camp which will likely have most if not all the gear that we talked about here and city slash commuter bike shops tend to have the best prices on stuff since they're catered to more practical uses and if you made it to this point in the video I have definitely earned your subscription and a like so thank you very much for making it to this point and get subscribed hit the Bell notification so you can watch more helpful buy content just like this fix your famous shout outs 2 Brent David Zane colic Brandon black Julian Corona Mario Perez make these fixed gear and cycling videos possible through support on patreon remember the life is short but don't make it shorter so be sure to ride your bike every day to be reasonably dangerous especially now that it's spring and beautiful

Channel: Zach Gallardo

Views: 40,027

Keywords: fixed gear bike, fixed gear cycling, bike, fixie, fixie review, fixed gear road bike, essential bike tools, essential bike accessories, bike accessories for new cyclists, accessories for new cyclists, essential accessories to start biking, tools needed to start biking, accessories needed to start biking, must have bike accessories for new cyclists, must have bike tools for new cyclists, cycling essential tools, cycling essential accessories, bicycle maintenance

Id: 04wHm7nm62w

Length: 15min 56sec (956 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 15 2023